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Monthly release notes – October 2026

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Monthly release notes – October 2026

Let's take a look at everything our Engineers have achieved for October 2026.

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Added
  • Added “unsaved changes” save badging to playlist and design pages
  • Media status is now updated in real time after upload
  • Add advanced filtering to Deploy page
  • Add newsletter signup banner to dashboard
Internal Testing
  • Streams can be added to an account and played on certain players
  • Customers running an old version of the CMS website will be prompted to reload their browser
  • Nested playlist tag rules are now obeyed and combined with parent tag rules
  • Nested playlists can be viewed on the parent playlist page
  • Multiple customers editing playlists will now update each other’s playlists in real time
  • Added internal support for Samsung Tizen EPaper devices
  • Added visual indicator to playlist items with schedule indicating current state
  • Redesigned screen modal
Changed
  • Certain higher licence features now show a preview page instead of being inaccessible
  • UI improvements to support modal
  • UI improvements to account security health page
  • UI improvements to playlist default settings modal
  • UI improvements to settings page
  • UI improvements to tutorials page
  • UI improvements to dashboard gauges
  • UI improvements to quick publish page
  • UI improvements to proof of play modal
  • UI improvements to offline notifications modal
  • Pairing a screen on the groups or sync groups page will now add the screen to that group
  • Replaced use of word “Templates” that were referring to “Designs”
  • Screens with their display turned off no longer report as offline
Removed
  • Lapsed trial accounts can no longer continue to use CMS functionality
  • Bulk duration edit no longer applies to Custom apps on the Manage page
  • Removed references to account bandwidth and storage
Fixed
  • Corrected Redcat menu widget data mappings for customers running Redcat MIM APIs
  • Fixed bug where screen modal would immediately close after being opened
  • Fixed bug that caused widgets to be dropped from marquee selection in Designer
  • Fixed bug where Designer zoom level was reset when selecting widget
  • Re-added custom screen size setting to BrightSign settings builder page
  • Fixed inconsistent online percentage in screen graph due to staggering of player heartbeats
  • Fixed bug where licences CSV extract only extracted first page
  • Fixed bug in support modal where customers were incorrectly told they did not have a reseller
  • Fixed bug where pressing enter twice would create two folders in Manage
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

Android Player (2.21.0)

Changed
  • Websites are now displayed in a native WebView rather than an iframe
  • The system is restarted if memory is critically low
Fixed
  • Fix detection of disabled SICP network port on BDL4550D
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

Android Player (2.20.0)

Added
  • Add watchdog to detect frozen videos (must be enabled in settings)
Changed
  • The 5AM daily restart will perform an app restart if supported rather than a browser reload
Fixed
  • Corrected SICP display commands on BDL4650D

Android Player (2.19.0)

Changed
  • Create build variant that removes administrative functionality only required on certain devices
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

BrightSign Player (2.9.2)

Changed
  • Apply rotation using video mode on series 5 and 6 players

BrightSign Player (2.9.1)

No change to 2.9.0 other than acting as a rollback staging point for 2.9.2

BrightSign (2.9.0)

Added
  • Support power timers
Fixed
  • Fix race condition when applying new orientation on boot that required additional reboot
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

Tizen Player (2.11.0)

Added
  • Support power timers
Changed
  • The 5AM daily restart will perform an app restart if supported rather than a browser reload
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

Windows Player (2.10.0)

Added
  • Support fit settings on zone media items
Security
  • Applied ongoing security improvements and hardening measures

And that's a wrap for October

Thanks to your ongoing support and feedback, we're able to ensure Fusion Signage continues to grow – while remaining the easy-to-use reliable digital signage software you know and love. ✨

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